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Folklore and Legends

The British Isles has a rich diversity of folklore and legends, let us know about the customs and traditions from your area.

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Milesians ( Scythians ) Discuss? [Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]	46	by CeltiGael Saxon 21 May 2012 - 9:15pm	by MacNova 13 Jan 2013 - 2:07am
May Day	2	by Daniel Parkinson 30 Apr 2009 - 3:28pm	by Columbine 1 May 2009 - 4:11pm
Liverpool: Toxteth Dingle: naiad / water sprite?	1	by megalith6 25 Dec 2010 - 9:06pm	by megalith6 25 Dec 2010 - 9:12pm
Ladders	10	by Daniel Parkinson 11 Mar 2010 - 11:29pm	by Urisk 16 Mar 2010 - 8:04pm
Knights Templar and Devil Worship [Page 1, 2]	14	by steve_ash 21 Nov 2008 - 6:12am	by bedb 26 Nov 2010 - 9:55pm
Imber Village - "Ghost Town"	3	by Artillerly 30 Oct 2009 - 2:23pm	by Andrasta 30 Dec 2009 - 9:42pm
How Accurate Can Folklore Articles Really Be?	9	by Ian Topham 6 Nov 2008 - 1:24pm	by Anonymous 17 Jun 2009 - 6:10pm
Historical Merlin and Sites of interest	6	by JayBiggs 6 Sep 2009 - 9:16pm	by moth 2 Oct 2009 - 3:33pm
Hikey Sprites	1	by Daniel Parkinson 19 May 2009 - 7:41pm	by Daniel Parkinson 19 May 2009 - 7:58pm
Here Be Dragons	10	by Ian Topham 16 Nov 2008 - 8:58pm	by Urisk 16 Nov 2008 - 9:18pm
Gorbals Vampire	3	by Ian Topham 23 Mar 2010 - 1:10pm	by OldTimeRadio 15 Sep 2010 - 6:07am
Giants [Page 1, 2]	11	by Ian Topham 6 Nov 2008 - 6:28pm	by Anonymous 14 Jun 2009 - 2:58pm
Ghosts Bound To Pools & Tasked With Emptying Them	0	by Ian Topham 15 Feb 2012 - 1:22pm	n/a
Foundation Myths	4	by Mauro 5 Apr 2009 - 8:42pm	by Anonymous 7 Jun 2009 - 1:06am
footsteps in the snow....	3	by Wiccaman 11 Feb 2012 - 12:49am	by redkite 26 Feb 2012 - 10:11pm
Folktale or Legend?	7	by Ian Topham 19 Nov 2008 - 1:52pm	by Andrew Gable 26 Aug 2009 - 4:06pm
Folklore on Wildfowl?	8	by Urisk 17 Jan 2012 - 7:12pm	by Urisk 3 Mar 2012 - 12:34am
Folklore based around the Autumn Equinox	1	by Sian 26 Jul 2009 - 10:07am	by Ian Topham 26 Jul 2009 - 3:07pm
Folklore And Changes To Society.	8	by Ian Topham 17 Sep 2009 - 6:18pm	by Mauro 22 Sep 2009 - 9:27am
Folk Traditions and Oddities [Page 1, 2]	15	by Ian Topham 29 Jul 2009 - 12:03pm	by Ian Topham 5 Oct 2009 - 1:13pm
Fog Bow Folklore	3	by Ian Topham 28 Dec 2011 - 7:15pm	by Urisk 13 Feb 2012 - 8:39pm
Feytin Ape	1	by Ian Topham 4 Nov 2008 - 11:36pm	by Daniel Parkinson 5 Nov 2008 - 10:17am
Fairy Investigation society	0	by Ian Topham 18 Nov 2011 - 7:54pm	n/a
Early British Saints and Kings [Page 1, 2]	13	by Mauro 27 May 2009 - 8:57pm	by esmeraldamac 22 Jun 2011 - 3:49pm
do vampires really exist ? [Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]	47	by elizabeta09 26 Apr 2009 - 9:38pm	by OldTimeRadio 23 Dec 2010 - 7:29am